Chapter 212: Well, that danger itself stimulates the collector’s heart

Recalling that time, Uraka floated a bitter smile.

"Me can only use General Appraisal, so without knowing disadvantages or danger well, because seemed interesting used, in a flash desert."

Uraka added.

"While wandering the desert, Cranberry Trading Company’s terrestrial ship luckily passed nearby, so saved though."

"Really dangerous."

"Really dangerous, so even if Kazu from now enters dungeon and finds Magic Trinket, until receiving appraisal from person with item-specialized appraisal skill, don’t use."

Liz continued advice.

"Even if self or party members don’t have item-specialized appraisal skill, if bring to guild, properly appraised."

Nodding at Liz’s words, he moved gaze to the silver necklace fixed with metal fittings on the inside part of the jewelry box lid. Then, used General Appraisal again and tried appraising.

"This... Celbustrucem, Chain of Subjugation..."

He read aloud the appraisal result displayed in vision.

"The owner of this necklace can subjugate the partner who put the necklace on neck... this dangerous thing?"

He recalled that similar items appeared in erotic light novels and games seen in Japan. Seemed to him an item with no use other than misuse.

"Yes, dangerous thing. Because if misused troublesome, keeping without selling."

Liz continued.

"While Kazu sleeping, if put this... on neck, could even make Kazu a sex slave for Guadalbaroja crew."

"S-sex slave..."

"It’s a joke."

Liz laughed enjoyably.

"This has restriction that can’t equip ignoring the partner’s will, so even if put on while sleeping, no effect."

"I-is that so."

He was relieved.

"Just, even so if thinking to misuse various things can be done, and actually... cases of being misused in the past too, so decided not to sell."

"There are things not sold for such reasons, Liz... serious."

Hearing his straightforward praise words, Liz broke expression embarrassedly. Actually, since Liz was a serious collector, regarding things that might be used for crime, even if sold at high price, decided not to let go.

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Next, he moved gaze to one bracelet. He tried General Appraisal on the silver bracelet with complex decoration embedded with a peach-colored gem-like magic stone.

"Nectaring... a bracelet that has effects similar to using nectar."

He read aloud the displayed appraisal result.

"Nectar, sure the one said to be a drink made by gods that can obtain huge experience points and amazing skills, right? Amazing isn’t it!"

Regarding nectar, he had been taught in the guild’s lecture. Also that it was a super rare existence not something obtainable easily.

Unlike the excited him, Liz and Uraka floated bitter expressions.

"Ah, not using means, naturally... has dangerous disadvantage?"

At his question, the two nodded, and Liz opened mouth.

"Merit same as nectar, but has disadvantage similar to bogus nectar."

The bogus nectar Liz said, he had also been taught in the guild’s lecture. As a forbidden existence that must never touch.

Bogus nectar was a counterfeit of nectar said to be created not by gods but by ancient magicians. Not to the degree of nectar, but could obtain huge experience points and skills, but that was only temporary.

As time passed, the obtained experience points and skills were lost, and level lowered. To maintain the obtained experience points and skills, had to continuously intake bogus nectar.

Moreover, intaking bogus nectar caused various side effects. Side effects of morals lowering or receiving compensation constraint.

Compensation constraint was a constraint received on the body as compensation for obtaining experience points or skills. Becoming unable to do specific acts, or conversely bearing obligation that must be done.

Incidentally, compensation constraints were various, and until intaking bogus nectar, what compensation constraint received unknown. This point same for nectaring, and compensation constraint unknown until trying on.

Though no physical dependence, once touching, many adventurers became unable to stop to maintain the obtained abilities. That was why for adventurers, it could be said an existence like drugs.

Due to side effect of lowering morals, an existence that easily made adventurers run to crime, so in most autonomous cities and guilds use was forbidden. Just, since no sure means to distinguish users of bogus nectar existed, crackdown on users was difficult in reality.

Though, most adventurers knowing the disadvantages did not touch bogus nectar. If continuing proper adventurer life, it was obvious better not to touch.

But adventurers who touched bogus nectar seeking power existed in a very small part. Especially among criminals lacking morals from the start, it was even said not few who touched bogus nectar.

How created not well known. There was rumor that magic machines for manufacturing bogus nectar created by ancient magicians still multiple existed and being created somewhere in the Northern Continent, but not certain.

"Better to call bogus nectaring, this bracelet."

At Uraka’s words pointing at nectaring, Liz nodded and agreed.

"Something... only dangerous ones."

He put frank impressions in mouth.

"Well, that danger itself stimulates the collector’s heart."

While returning words enjoyably, Liz pointed at one ring. A simple silver ring engraved with "O".

"Ah, but... this kind of one, maybe useful for Kazu?"

He tried General Appraisal on the ring Liz pointed.

"Oblivio... Ring of Oblivion."

He tried reading aloud the appraisal result. Only that was displayed in the appraisal result.

"Something not well understand? This useful for me?"

At his question, Liz nodded.

"Even if face or form seen by someone in a state of equipping this, not remaining in memory at all... forgotten."

Liz continued explanation.

"So, when infiltrating and investigating and such, using this convenient."

Uraka supplemented Liz’s explanation.

"When active adventurer, when taking job of infiltrating investigation to underground casino, used this."

Nostalgically, Uraka added.

"Even if found by security guys, since can’t remember face or appearance, escaping easy. Just escaping into crowd and such, become unable to be found."

"This, now I’m keeping, but joint ownership of me and Uraka."

Oblivio was something Liz and Uraka found together and jointly owned. In adventurer work, mainly Uraka and another martial artist party member used.

Martial artists superior in athletic ability basically suited for infiltration investigation. When Uraka’s party took infiltration investigation, Liz in charge of backup, the ones infiltrating were Uraka or another martial artist member.

Incidentally, infiltration investigation jobs undertaken by proper adventurers like Uraka and them were only legal jobs introduced by the guild. Facilities and such that autonomous city governments made investigation targets became investigation targets.

"Kazu when arriving at Virgo, participating in searching the criminal who used Hell Gate, right?"

At Liz’s question, he nodded.

"Then, maybe need to do infiltration investigation too, Oblivio... useful maybe?"

"That is, indeed."

Liz asked Uraka.

"Oblivio, not lend to Kazu?"

"Fine."

Uraka immediately answered.

"Probably no more chance we use, and if Kazu won’t misuse."

"Eh? Fine?"

To him raising a surprised voice, Uraka and Liz nodded.

"Lending means also that Kazu comes to return Oblivio to this ship..."

Floating a meaningful smile, Liz continued.

"Separating from Kazu at Virgo and that all... won’t become that way, fine."

Uraka inherited Liz’s talk.

"Our ship goes to Virgo and Aquila at least once a month..."

Guadalbaroja not running a fixed route. But since having regular customers in both Virgo and Aquila, both stopped by at least once a month.

"While coming to return Oblivio, when returning to Aquila too, would be good if rode our ship... or something, expecting."

At Uraka’s talk, Liz nodded. Not that discussed, but actually Liz also thought to lend Oblivio to him expecting the same as Uraka.

"If Kazu rode again, for us... for our crew too, becomes good breath."

(Becoming breath means talk on the premise of becoming sex partner.)

He interpreted Liz’s talk that way. His interpretation was not wrong.

"That is, from me, too thankful talk..."

Being able to borrow Oblivio that seemed quite useful for investigation after arriving at Virgo seemed thankful talk for him.

"Then, decided."

After Uraka’s happy words, he hurriedly opened mouth.

"No, um... still not heard the disadvantage side of Oblivio... decide after that."

"Come to think, still not explained."

Liz noticed that the topic had digressed and failed to explain Oblivio’s disadvantage.

"If Uraka and them used in the past, think not that bad disadvantage, but unless hearing at least."

Uraka who used in the past returned words to him.